Example sentences of "it that you [vb base] " in BNC.

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1 And she came to Whitfield , and she said Mr Whitfield , why is it that you keep on preaching on this , and you keep on using this text , and keep on saying you must be born again ?
2 Is it that you prefer not to have to eat dinner with a wardrobe ? ’
3 ‘ Is it that you doubt that I love you ? ’ he murmured .
4 Jacob is not dealing with a demon , and when the answer to his question comes , together with the dawn , he knows that himself for certain : ‘ Why is it that you ask my name ? ’
5 ‘ And what picture is it that you get ?
6 None in the conventional sense that I take it that you mean mark down you mean clearing merchandise
7 ‘ Where are you from , Creggan , and what is it that you fear in this place ? ’
8 ‘ What is it that you wish to discuss ? ’ he asked .
9 Try ‘ I 'm pleased that the office manning problem is on next week 's agenda — I 'm worried that it needs more urgent attention ’ or ‘ I love it that you 've asked me to go away — it 's bothering me that I 've got to do this report by Monday . ’
10 ( a ) ‘ I love it that you 've asked me — it 's bothering me that I 've got to do this report by Monday . ’
11 ‘ I take it that you 've had a hand in this party , then ? ’
12 ‘ Joan , how is it that you know — about things like that ? ’
13 ‘ And how is it that you know about it ? ’
14 ‘ If he 's so untrustworthy then how is it that you know him ? ’ she asked with shaky triumph .
15 The point about RAM is that you can put any pattern of 1s and 0s into any part of it that you like , on as many occasions as you like .
16 What animal is it that you hate ?
17 ‘ What is it that you dislike most about work ? ’
18 Basically that it 's there to be enjoyed and that it is only when you enjoy it that you play at your best — I always enjoy my cricket .
19 ‘ Or is it that you play the Ice Queen only to capture a man 's interest ? ’
20 ‘ Do I take it that you work for the same man as the two who broke into my house ? ’ she asked .
21 So we 'll cut it all down so there 's only about half of it that you need to learn okay and I 'll print you a table out on the computer like that and then you can ask your mum to ask you them .
22 Paragraph at the same time can you inform me if , apart from your national list trials , do you have a recommended list similar to that operating in the United Kingdom , question mark , paragraph , as far as the agricultural seeds are concerned I take it that you operate a distinctness , comma , uniformity and stability trial as well as the value for cultivation and usage trial , question mark paragraph , can you inform me how long your official trials last , and what weights of seeds are required for these trials paragraph , I look forward to hearing from you in the near future , kindest regards , yours sincerely
23 When you saw what a disaster you had caused , you could of started again and taken some time , oh sorry I forgot that 's not godlike , you probably did n't want to know or is it that you enjoy what you made , a sort of entertainment , better than Home and Away , watching wars and diseases and things .
24 What sort of crime is it that you see ?
25 ‘ I take it that you see that architectural dog 's dinner down there as a skilfully-planned structure — some sort of enormous palace . ’
26 ‘ Or is it that you think so highly of her that you ca n't bring yourself to cast her pearls before swine ?
27 But I found when I looked at my books a week ago , or a fortnight ago , I thought , oh I know this , I know this , but it 's not until you get into it that you think shit !
28 What is it that you think the Government should be doing ?
29 ‘ What is it that you want me to do , Isabel ? ’
30 What is it that you want ? ’
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